[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 177 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 177

  To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the Gold Hill 
                      Ranch in Coloma, California.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             January 25 (legislative day, January 5), 2011

  Mrs. Boxer introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
       referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
  To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the Gold Hill 
                      Ranch in Coloma, California.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Gold Hill-Wakamatsu Preservation 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Gold hill ranch.--The term ``Gold Hill Ranch'' means 
        the approximately 272 acres of land located in Coloma, 
        California, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``Gold 
        Hill-Wakamatsu Site'' and dated May 7, 2009.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of the Interior.

SEC. 3. GOLD HILL RANCH.

    (a) Acquisition.--The Secretary may acquire the Gold Hill Ranch, 
including any interest in the Gold Hill Ranch, by purchase from a 
willing seller with donated or appropriated funds, donation, or 
exchange.
    (b) Management.--The Secretary shall manage any land or interest in 
land acquired under subsection (a) in accordance with--
            (1) this Act;
            (2) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
        U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
            (3) any other applicable laws.
    (c) Cooperative Agreement.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may enter into a cooperative 
        agreement with public or nonprofit entities to interpret the 
        history of the Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm Colony and related 
        pioneer history associated with Japanese immigration to the 
        area, including the history of traditional Japanese crops and 
        farming practices and the contribution of those practices to 
        the agricultural economy of the State of California.
            (2) Inclusions.--The cooperative agreement referred to in 
        paragraph (1) may include provisions for the design and 
        development of a visitor center to further public education and 
        interpretation of the Gold Hill Ranch.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
to carry out this Act.
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